Health
New report calls on federal and state collaboration to address brucellosis transmission
WASHINGTON - Efforts to control brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) should focus on reducing the risk of transmission...
Ethnicity and breastfeeding influence infant gut bacteria
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (June 1, 2017) - The bacteria in a child's gut appears to be influenced as...
Artificial intelligence predicts patient lifespans
A computer's ability to predict a patient's lifespan simply by looking at images of their organs is a step closer...
ESMO 2017 Congress: Integrating science into oncology for a better patient outcome
Don't miss ESMO 2017: the place to be for the latest news in oncology! The count of submitted abstracts this...
Omega-3 fatty acid stops lupus trigger, but how?
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University scientists have received a $2.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to...
Asthma intervention study points to care and cost benefits
A new study showing how interventions by community pharmacists can help asthma patients achieve better asthma control could have major...
HMGB1 may be linked to immunosuppression in patients who survive septic shock
A new study published online in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests a new approach to treating patients with sepsis,...
New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine
June 1, 2017 - A new Consensus Document from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides practical, evidence-based recommendations...
How to attack Africa’s neonatal mortality problem
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Giving birth at home is the most significant risk factor for neonatal...
Researchers identify specific neurons that distinguish between reality and imagination
Credit: Western University New Western University research shows that neurons in the part of the brain found to be abnormal...
Video shows invasive lionfish feasting on new Caribbean fish species
Credit: Carole Baldwin/Smithsonian Institution The showy lionfish, a predator with venomous spines that has invaded Caribbean coral reefs, has found...
How do signs of problem gambling differ in men and women?
Men and women experiencing problems with gaming machines (slot machines) display the same signs that their habit is out of...
Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH study suggests
Credit: J. Gregory, Mount Sinai Health System Baby teeth from children with autism contain more toxic lead and less of...
Uncovering why playing a musical instrument can protect brain health
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences A recent study conducted at Baycrest Health Sciences has uncovered a crucial piece into why playing...
Largest study to date finds autism alone does not increase risk of violent offending
Washington, DC, June 1, 2017 - A diagnosis of autism alone does not increase the risk of violent offending, suggests...
USDA awards $6.6 million to combat childhood obesity
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 1, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today...
HIV status may affect the progression of HPV infection to cervical pre-cancer
Bottom Line: A study of Senegalese women showed that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was more likely to develop into cervical...
A mother’s age doesn’t matter
A number of previous scientific studies have found that among mothers 35 or older, there is an elevated risk that...
Emotions expressed by the dying are unexpectedly positive
Fear of death is a fundamental part of the human experience--we dread the possibility of pain and suffering and we...
Imaging technique for treating heart condition should be more widely used to minimize radiation exposure
NEW YORK (June 1, 2017) - A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients' exposure to...
